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Cecilia Levine

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Drunk Driver Bangs On Stranger's Door Before Stafford Arrest: Sheriff A 25-year-old drunk driver was arrested after banging on a stranger's door late at night in Stafford, police said. Jennifer Ramirez Torres had consumed brandy before she went up to a Red Maple Court home and began banging on the door making demands at 11:30 p.m. Sunday night, Dec. 17, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. "This perplexed the caller considering he had no idea who the individual was," Decatur said. When Deputy Jett arrived, he saw Torres sitting near the home in an extremely intoxicated state. While she admitted to driving to this location, she could not say why and no…

by Cecilia Levine

12/19/2023

Police & Fire

$4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia More than $4 million worth of drugs were seized and ten people were arrested in an investigation spanning six counties across northern Virginia. The five-month investigation by the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force spanned Orange, Fauquier, Stafford, Alexandria, Loudon, and Mecklenburg counties. Officers executed search warrants at multiple homes in the six counties on Monday, Dec. 11 and Wednesday, Dec. 13, resulting in 10 arrests and 24 felony charges. As a result of the operation, the task force seized: • 1,861 grams of cocaine with a street value of $186,100, • …

by Cecilia Levine

12/19/2023

Obituaries

Andrew Creamer, Former Loudoun Valley HS Baseball, Hockey Player, Dies at 31 Andrew Creamer, a former high school and college athlete from northern Virginia, has died at 31 years old. Andrew's obituary on the Hall Funeral Home website said he died at INOVA Fairfax Hospital on Saturday, Dec. 16. He had been living in Sterling. A former baseball and hockey player for Loudoun Valley High School (Class of 2010), Andrew went on to play baseball for Shenandoah University in Winchester. Andrew went on to work as a computer software salesman for Carasoft Corporation, according to his obituary. He is survived by his parents, Jerry and Diane Creamer; bro…

by Cecilia Levine

12/19/2023

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Virginia Training Accident: Police What one man thought was a training pistol was actually a real, loaded handgun in an accident that left another man in serious condition. It happened at a business on the 160 block of Shenandoah Avenue in Timberville around 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, Virginia State Police said. Police did not specify the business. Two men had been working through a training scenario when one discharged what he thought was a training pistol, VSP said. The firearm was instead a real handgun and the other male was accidentally shot, according to police. Arriving Rockingham County Sheriff's deputies found…

by Cecilia Levine

12/19/2023

News

Fredericksburg Lotto Player Scores $500K A Fredericksburg man scored $500,000 playing the Virginia Lottery. Zion Johnson had a stroke of luck when he scratched the Mega Money Multiplier scratcher from the Virginia Lottery, which he bought from the 7-Eleven at 10100 Southpoint Parkway. Mega Money Multiplier is one of dozens of scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $20 to that $500,000 top prize. This is the first top prize claimed in the game, which means two more top prizes are unclaimed. The chances of winning the top prize are 1 in 816,000. The chances of winning any prize in…

by Cecilia Levine

12/19/2023

Police & Fire

House In Morris County Flood Zone Catches Fire (Video) Firefighters were working to knock down a fire at a home in a flood zone in Lincoln Park Tuesday morning, Dec. 19. Footage captured by Arvils Veiss shows smoke plumes and flames coming from the home at Riveredge Road just after dawn. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) The house is located along the Pompton River. Police tell News12 that the home was evacuated and crews were working on knocking down the fire. Abc7 says boats were deployed to get water on scene. According to the National Weather…

by Cecilia Levine

12/19/2023

Schools

Flooding Shuts All Paterson Schools Flooding from the weekend storm has closed all schools in Paterson until Wednesday, Dec. 20. The district held an early dismissal for students and staff on Monday, Dec. 18, as numerous streets in the city were closed due to several inches of accumulated water. As a result of the state of emergency being declared in Paterson, several roads and bridges will remain closed overnight... Posted by Paterson Police Department on Monday, December 18, 2023 Administration notified students and staff through robocalls and email that school buildings and district offices will be closed on Tuesd…

by Cecilia Levine

12/18/2023

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Struck By Car In Linden (Developing) A pedestrian crash closed a portion of Route 1 in Linden Monday night, Dec. 18, police said. It happened at the Wood Avenue intersection, closing the southbound lanes up to Stiles Street. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

by Cecilia Levine

12/18/2023

Police & Fire

200-Person Car Meetup Dispersed By Troopers At NJ Business Center: Police A nearly 200-person car meetup brought authorities to a Burlington County business center over the weekend. More than 200 vehicles were gathered at the Hainesport Commerce Center when New Jersey State Police troopers responded around 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, NJSP Detective I Jeffrey Lebron said. According to abc7, the crowd shot off fireworks, some of which came dangerously close to hitting spectators. "Due to the police presence, all vehicles departed the scene without incident," Lebron said.

by Cecilia Levine

12/18/2023

Lifestyle

These DMV Towns Are 'Most Christmassy' In America You won't have to go far to get in the Christmas spirit, as several towns in the DMV were named among America's favorites "Christmassy" towns. Mixbook's list was made by surveying 3,000 families to discover which of the popular festive destinations they'd most like to visit this season, the website says. Coming in at No. 5 is Alexandria, VA which Mixbook says "embodies the spirit of the holiday season with its unique blend of history and festive charm." The site notes "picturesque" streets lined with historic, brick buildings. Add the Christmas lights and snow, that's an idyllic holiday str…

by Cecilia Levine

12/18/2023

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